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Effect of Maternal Obesity on the Ultrasound Detection of Anomalous Fetuses
Obstetrics and Gynecology, 04/24/09

Dashe JS et al. - With increasing maternal BMI, we found decreased detection of anomalous fetuses with either standard or targeted ultrasonography, a difference of at least 20% when women of normal BMI were compared with obese women. Anomaly detection was even less in pregnancies complicated by pregestational diabetes. Counseling may need to be modified to reflect the limitations of ultrasonography in obese women.

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